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Jindera 150th Celebrations Beard Growing Competition Update

Beard Growing Race

A quick re-cap: The Beard Growing competition is fun way of promoting the Jindera 150 th Celebrations. This is a Beard Growing Race where entrants present shaven or to be shaved, and then walk past the razor every morning until the Jindera 150 celebrations on the October Long Weekend. The winner receives Accommodation, Dinner and Breakfast at Tuileries resort Rutherglen.

THERE IS STILL TIME TO ENTER – This is a long distance race, not a sprint as some competitors will have fallen on their razor before the end of the competition. Call Peter Martin Jindera, 150 BGC Coordinator on 041 8808 242 or email pjhlmartin@gmail.com to enter.

For those who cannot bear to shave their beard off, or wish to just enter on the day, the Best Beard of the Day wins Braun Shaver and Most Interesting Beard wins a WAHL Beard Trimmer courtesy of Harvey Norman Albury.

Thirteen men registered at, representing the Jindera 150 Committee, Morgan country Car Club, Jindera Angling Club and Jindera Football Netball Club as well as individual entries. A further bearded five men elected to keep their beards and entered for the two minor categories.

People can still enter any of the three categories,.

To support your Competitor, T Shirts are available for sale in the Jindera Post Office.

Pictured are four contestants: Mark Taylor representing the Jindera Anglers Club, Scott Martin and Frank Thompson individual entries, and Kel Schofield , who could not be parted from his Beard, and is in the running for the Best Beard on the Day and/ or the Most interesting Beard, representing the Morgan Country Car Club.